Congressional District Five

On the issues, Ted Cruz holds many unique positions, often stirring controversy amongst Democrats and fellow Republicans alike. Ted Cruz identifies strongly with the Tea Party Movement, leaning to the far right on many social, domestic and international issues. He particularly emphasizes his bold stances on issues like fighting ISIS, reducing taxes, and lifting regulations on business. However, one area that Cruz is especially passionate about is the many social issues that are debated by American citizens. On gay marriage, Cruz has maintained that he as a believer in traditional marriage between a man and a woman. He sponsored and passed a bill in the United States Senate to leave the decision of marriage to individual state legislatures.

However, statistics show that currently there is a ninety-four percent re-election rate in the House and eighty-three percent in the Senate. Because of name recognition and the advantage of money, it can be easy to stay in office. Representative John Dingell, Jr. of Michigan is an example of a long-serving politician. He is now eighty-seven years of age and has been serving continuously in the House of Representatives for more than fifty-seven years. Obviously, Representative Dingell has the experience. However, age may have impaired some of the effectiveness he exhibited earlier in his career. More than likely, he would not have the stamina required for the non-stop debates that we witnessed prior to the recent government shut-down. Representative Dingell certainly has had no effective campaign competition during his almost fifty-eight years in office. Without legitimate competition, there are not a lot of incentives for a member of Congress to serve the public. Furthermore, it is almost impossible for the average citizen to try to campaign against current members of Congress. 3

In 1946, as a 29 year old, moderately conservative Democrat, John won a spot on the 80th Congress. He was reelected to the House of Representatives for another two terms and then successfully ran for Senate in 1952. The next year, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, a socialite and journalist. During his career

He started at the Naval Academy and eventually worked his way up to the point where he became the United States Senator of Arizona. Although McCain did not win the Presidency in 2008, he was exposed to more of the political world, he become an exceptional Senator and he’s successfully handled international relations. McCain is a well versed and strong political leader who was had many accomplishments. He was even held hostage and tortured for about six years and never spoke a word about U.S. information. John McCain is a well respected war hero and would do a great job as Commander and Chief.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of United States, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., was a wealthy investor who wanted his sons to be important figures in American politics. Joseph Kennedy Sr. always favored his oldest son, Joseph Jr., to achieve his family's long time ambition to become a President of the United States. However, his eyes turned to John, after Joseph was killed in battle during World War II. John knew he was going to be the replacement for his brother; only way to make his father happy was to become an important figure in American politics. In November of 1946, JFK was elected to the House of Representatives from the State of Massachusetts. He served in the

Treaty of Utrecht 1713: In 1713, Peace terms revealed how badly France and its Spanish ally had been beaten. Britain was rewarded with French populated Acadia and the wintry wastes of Newfoundland and Hudson Bay. Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of Spanish Succession. 2.

Representative John Frullo has been on the Texas political scene since the 1990s. Prior to his service in the Texas Legislature, Frullo was a “successful Lubbock businessman and CPA auditing government entities.” (house.state.tx.us) Representative Frullo has served on many committees during his service in the Texas Legislature, including The Culture, Recreations, and Tourism Committee and The Licensing and Administrative Committee. True to his Republican Party values, Representative Frullo believes in small government, is a supporter of pro-gun rights, and supports many pro-life issues facing the citizens of Texas.

The name of my chosen state-level legislator is Royce West, and he is the Texas State Senator for District 23. He is African-American and his religious affiliation is Baptist. He belongs to the Democratic Party; therefore, he shares my preferred party preference. Senator Royce West has been in office since January of 1993, so he has been in office for a total of 24 years.

Altogether, Congressman Fred Upton seems to be a stand up guy, focusing on multiple facets of the government in a way that many of his Congressional counterparts should take note of. He has reached across the aisle on multiple occasions in order to further his noble initiatives, and values his district deeply. Though his focus tends to lean closer to the local interests, he is focused on helping along some of the most important national issues in any way he

Congressman Bucephelus Roscoe represents Texas’ 21st Congressional District. He is a Republican from Austin where he has lived his entire life. Roscoe has been a Representative for almost fifteen years, and has established himself as a sound politician and representative for his district and state, and has run unopposed the last two elections. He is a member of the House Joint Economic Committee and the House Committee for Science, Space, and Technology. While describing himself as a Texas boy through and through, Roscoe is somewhat of an enigma in Texas politics. He is a conservative on the majority of issues, but he does believe in a greater need for government oversight for the business, technology

John F. Kennedy, of Irish decent, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29,1917. He entered the Navy, after graduation from Harvard in 1940. In 1946, home from World War II, Kennedy became a Democratic Congressman and in 1953, he joined the Senate. A "privileged aristocrat," his father's wealth and influence contributed largely to Kennedy's political career.

Eight months later, he joined the Navy and was sent to the Pacific as a supply officer. Nixon was popular with his men, and such an accomplished poker player that he was able to send enough of his comrades-in-arms' money back home to help fund his first political campaign. Shortly after returning from the war, Nixon entered politics, answering a Republican Party call in the newspaper for someone to run against the five-term Democratic Congressman, Jerry Voorhis. Nixon seemed the perfect man for the job, and was welcomed by the California Republican Party, who considered him "salable merchandise."

In 2000, Arizona voters adopted a state constitutional amendment known as Proposition 106, which invested a politically neutral commission with the authority to draw new boundaries for the state’s congressional districts every ten years. This initiative was taken in the hopes of counteracting gerrymandering, or districts being drawn by partisan controlled state legislatures. The commission would come to be known as the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, and they drew district boundaries in 2001 and

According to the information, Arizona has voted Republican for the past 4 years and years past. From the polls taken this year, Trump has more support but has not gained majority. According to the current real politics poll results, the margin of error could go either way for three out of four polls. Out of nine representatives, five are Republican, their two senators are both republican, and their state governor, is republican. In the graph of racial/ethnic breakdown of state population, over 50% of Arizona’s population is white alone. Trump has been offensive to others, so we can conclude that the 44.2% of the population will most likely not vote for Trump. But, this is still leaving a majority of the population who may vote for Trump. For

Conservative is defined in the Miriam-Webster’s dictionary as believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society. With this definition in mind the Texas Legislature, which represents Texas as a whole, is conservative.